An Examination of Higher Education and Community Partnerships: Implications for Institutional Research

Akdere, Mesut; Egan, Toby Marshall

Online Submission, Paper presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) (45th, San Diego, CA, May 29-Jun 1, 2005)

Using survey research from graduate student and community stakeholder respondents, this exploratory study examines two different dimensions of higher education-community partnerships. First, the role graduate assistantships supporting higher education and community partnerships in the context of graduate student development is examined. Second, the challenges and opportunities created in higher education and community partnerships from the perspectives of community stakeholders are explored. Recommendations for related, more in-depth explorations are provided. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.)